Is it still Time to BeReal? | Image: BeReal The ongoing collapse of Twitter has lots of folks wondering when an all-consuming new social app will rise up to take its place. This week, I want to talk about how things are going at one such upstart — and what it tells us about how
Read MoreApps like Weather Fit are coming up with new ways to think about the forecast. | Image: Weather Fit Forecast Advisor might be the best-kept secret in the weather business. It’s a website, run by a company called Intellovations, that compares the accuracy of a dozen of the largest weather forecasters. You put in your
Read MoreNilay Patel / The Verge: Q&A with Lightspark CEO David Marcus on the current crypto winter, Lightning as a Layer 2 protocol, raising ~$175M, Libra, Nostr, Bitcoin, regulations, and more — Crypto has a lot of haters these days. The former Facebook exec is trying to prove them wrong with his Bitcoin startup.
Read MoreNew York Times: A look at the mounting US pressure on Binance: the DOJ’s money laundering division leading its criminal investigation, CZ hiring Latham & Watkins, and more — The scrutiny on Binance, the giant cryptocurrency exchange, has sent new tremors through a market that is still bruised by the implosion of FTX.
Read MoreWe spoke with a futurist to understand the difference between predicting what’s coming down the pike and instead being ready for it emotionally.
Read MoreDesigners and architects are creating a new generation of buildings that emphasize reusable structures, recycled materials, and sustainable disassembly.
Read MoreGoodnight, sweet prince. | Image: Will Joel The Chevy Bolt’s demise underscores a trend toward larger, heavier, more expensive EVs. But the Bolt was always more practical than dramatic. And that’s why it will be missed. Continue reading…
Read MoreStudying people who live well beyond the age of 100 could reveal the secret to living longer, healthier lives. But the statistics tell another story.
Read MoreThe Securities and Exchange Commission has taken a hard line on digital assets. One of its own commissioners says it’s going too far.
Read MoreThe AI-powered chat interface transformed the second-place search engine into a trendsetter. Now the company is integrating ads and working on accuracy.
Read MoreThe goalie mask, at least the retro-styled fiberglass types from the 60s and 70s, hasn’t been used in hockey for about 50 years — it’s instead made many more appearances in horror movies than on ice rinks. Since then, though, there’s been very little innovation surrounding the goalie mask even though there’s much more modern
Read MoreBiden has always pretended to pay attention to rebuilding the lop-sided economy of the United States. He has always stuck to the idea of redesigning economic practices to make them worthy for ordinary Americans. Instead of developing a top-down economy pyramid, Biden claims to turn it bottom-up and middle-out, which reflects in the new budget.
Read MoreGOV.UK: The UK CMA blocks Microsoft’s $68.7B Activision acquisition, citing concerns about competition and innovation in the UK gaming market; Microsoft plans to appeal — The CMA has prevented Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Activision over concerns the deal would alter the future …
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Microsoft’s $68.7 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard has been blocked by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). After months of analyzing 3 million Microsoft and Activision documents and more than 2,100 emails from the public, the CMA has concluded that the deal could “alter the future
Read MoreLet there be (smart!) light, as Matter support for WiZ lighting opens the smart home kit up to Apple Home users.
Read MoreDan Strumpf / Wall Street Journal: Experts say 5G’s next iteration, 5.5G, could help autonomous cars, drones, and more, but everyday users may not see many applications beyond faster speeds — Mobile companies say an upgrade is coming in a couple of years that will boost connection speeds amid flagging consumer interest
Read MoreNetflix Games comes for free for Netflix subscribers, and I’m hooked on the ever-growing library, all playable from my iPad.
Read MoreIf your wearable struggles to make it through the day, these power-saving tips can help.
Read MoreCoastal lands are subsiding and losing elevation—a “hidden vulnerability” that’s making rising seas all the worse.
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google is adding a new feature to some of its Workspace apps that will help users quickly locate commonly used tools without needing to sift through various menus and toolbars. The “enhanced tool finder” is starting to roll out across Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides today, appearing as
Read MoreMany organizations reach a stage in their growth where the monolithic applications that once served them well start to hold them back. Perhaps the business needs new functionality that the existing architecture can’t support, or more flexible ways to store and access data for their apps. Team growth, conflicting performance requirements, and new competitive technologies
Read MorePython’s datetime library, part of its standard library, provides datatypes and methods for working with dates and times. Dates and times are slippery, inconsistent things, however, and libraries for working with them can only smooth things over so much. In this article, we’ll explore how to use Python’s datetime library, its datatypes, and its methods.
Read More<!–JavaScript’s async and await functions make for readable and maintainable asynchronous code, but they do have downsides.–> One of the nicest improvements to developer experience in recent JavaScript history is the introduction of the async and await keywords, introduced in ES2017. Together, these elements make it easy to write asynchronous logic with a simple syntax. Under the
Read MoreNew York Times: The US Commerce Department outlines plans to boost chip R&D via its new National Semiconductor Technology Center; the CHIPS Act allocated $11B for R&D — The Biden administration announced its strategy for the National Semiconductor Technology Center, a string of facilities aimed at propelling U.S. innovation.
Read MoreApple is expected to announce iOS 17 at WWDC 2023, and a new rumor says it will bring more Lock Screen changes, a new Apple Music app, and more.
Read More